I’ve been fiddling with strange highlights exposure for some time. Embedded JPEGs of my old Sony often feature better DR/colorization of highlights. I’ve been unable to recover the color/DR using Darktable.
I use the scene-referred workflow - am I missing something obvious? Is the base exposure wrong? Would masking help?
A nice example is this car - compare the illuminated part of its trunk (top right).
- Embedded JPEG - nice smooth transitions, nice exposure/coloration, blends in.
- Developed JPEG - harsh transitions, discolored, stands out.
DSC04928.ARW (23.8 MB)
DSC04928.ARW.xmp (6.7 KB)